This Week's Theater News: Dec. 28, 2023

Greater Capital District

5 questions with Ariel Bock, director - Nippertown

Their ‘Civic’ duty: Volunteers pitch in to create holiday fundraiser event - Nippertown

“Mrs. Packard” at Albany Barn: a story of a forgotten feminist | WAMC

2 Weeks to Vote for the BWW Central New York Awards; SOMETHING ROTTEN!, MISS BENNETT: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLY, & More Lead! (broadwayworld.com)

Review: ANNIE at Shea's Buffalo Theatre (broadwayworld.com)

Jordan Peterson coming to Proctors Theatre in Schenectady (news10.com)

The 2024 Williamstown Theatre Festival Gala Will Honor Producer Jenny Gersten | Playbill        

Plays, Playwrights & Casts Set for Barrington Stage Company's 10X10 New Play Festival (broadwayworld.com)

Shakespeare & Company Reveals its First Titles of 2024 (broadwayworld.com)

Everywhere Else

In 2023, Chicago theaters faced the music and kept on singing - Chicago Reader

‘Parade’ of greatness: The 10 best shows on Broadway in 2023 | amNewYork (amny.com)                                                                                                                                                                   

Why doesn’t Henry Higgins marry Eliza Doolittle at the end of Pygmalion? | WAMC

Ralph Fiennes reveals he gets stage fright... when he’s off stage (yahoo.com)

Ralph Fiennes and David Tennant: Two Very Different ‘Macbeths’ - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

‘Lion King’ musicians attacked after NYC Broadway shows (nypost.com)                               

Prop accidents in B'way theaters threatening musicians safety (nypost.com)

76ers’ Daryl Morey is behind a new musical called “Small Ball” – NBC10 Philadelphia (nbcphiladelphia.com)

Groundbreaking, funny, and moving ‘How to Dance in Ohio’ at Broadway’s Belasco Theatre - DC Theater Arts

'How to Dance in Ohio' is going to make me a better parent, person & blogger — OnStage Blog

Empowering the Arts: How The Broadway Investor's Club is Shaping the Future of Theater (yahoo.com)

Kristin Caskey elected new chair of the Broadway League (broadwaynews.com)

‘Shucked’ has highest-grossing week and ‘I Need That’ breaks a record as overall Broadway box office rises (broadwaynews.com)

Grosses - Broadway in NYC | The Broadway League

Broadway Grosses Analysis: The Holiday Boost Continues as Ticket Prices Soar | Playbill

MTC’s ‘Prayer for the French Republic’ extends ahead of first Broadway preview (broadwaynews.com)

Exclusive: ‘My Son’s a Queer’ adds new co-producers for Broadway run (broadwaynews.com)

‘Days of Wine and Roses’ releases original cast album ahead of Broadway transfer (broadwaynews.com)

Creating a theatrical oasis in the Civilian Hotel (broadwaynews.com)

'A Sign of the Times' sets Off-Broadway cast | New York Theatre Guide

Broadway Shockers: The Bell Tolls for America’s Imploding Not-For-Profit Theaters - TheaterMania.com

Christine Lahti and More Join Vineyard Theatre’s Russian Troll Farm: A Workplace Comedy - TheaterMania.com

Cecily Strong Joins MTC’s Brooklyn Laundry - TheaterMania.com

Cecily Strong, David Zayas and More Set for John Patrick Shanley's Brooklyn Laundry Off-Broadway | Broadway Buzz | Broadway.com

Brandon Uranowitz, Denée Benton, and Grey Henson in Neil Patrick Harris-Directed Tick, Tick…BOOM! - TheaterMania.com

Leslie Uggams Joins Encores! Cast of Jelly’s Last Jam - TheaterMania.com

Joseph Weiss Jr., Who Represented Jule Styne and Frank Loesser Estates, Has Died at 71 - TheaterMania.com

Stephen Sondheim Belongs in the Pantheon of American Composers - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

As Broadway flickered, off-Broadway was defiantly lit - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Music and memories of Havana’s ‘Buena Vista Social Club’ at Off-Broadway’s Atlantic Theater Company - DC Theater Arts

Buena Vista Social Club Off Broadway Review – New York Theater

Story of the Week: The Average Broadway Theatergoer Earns a Household Income of $271,277 a Year - TheaterMania.com

Research Reports | The Broadway League Exec Summary pf Broadway Demographics

On the Red Carpet: The Appropriate Cast on How 'Amazing' It Is to Have Sarah Paulson Yell at Them On Stage | Playbill

Reviews: What Are Critics Saying About Broadway’s Appropriate? | Playbill

Playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins: ‘I’ve stopped needing to ask for permission’ | Broadway | The Guardian

Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, on Broadway at Last | The New Yorker

Review: Sarah Paulson Makes a Horrible Discovery in “Appropriate” - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | Offscript: Merry Y’allmark with Topher Payne

Ranking The Twelve Best Christmas Themed Theatre Shows — OnStage Blog

What to Expect from a Dress Rehearsal | Backstage

AMERICAN THEATRE | One Reason Theatre Is in Crisis: The Slow Death of Criticism

Theatre Critic Peter Marks to Leave Washington Post | Playbill

Theatre Critic Peter Marks Will Depart the Washington Post (broadwayworld.com)

Can’t Make It to Broadway? Book and Movie Ideas for Theater Lovers. - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Where Theater Shined Brightest in 2023 | The New York Sun (nysun.com)

The Best Theater of 2023: Shows that Ruled the Year (broadwayworld.com)

How Broadway and NYC Are Getting Students to Theater for Just $10 — and Inspiring the City’s Youth (Exclusive) (msn.com)

Will New NYC Congestion Tolls Affect Broadway Attendance? (broadwayworld.com)

AMERICAN THEATRE | This Week in Theatre Awards: Catalyst Fellows, Theater J Play Prizes, and More

Greening the Stage: Sustainable Practices in Broadway and Theater Productions - Green News_ Econymity

Five La Jolla Playhouse shows make news, local teen wins major honor, City College lands 'The Prom' and more - Rancho Santa Fe Review

Theater Notebook: Why are theater companies changing their show times? - The San Diego Union-Tribune (sandiegouniontribune.com)

Matthew J Palm: Best of Orlando theater 2023 Top productions (orlandosentinel.com)

Winter Park Playhouse gets lease extension, works on new home (orlandosentinel.com)

Chase Padgett's holiday spirit shines bright in his new show at Orlando Shakes | Orlando | Orlando Weekly

Ars Nova to Honor Alex Timbers at 2024 Nova Ball | Playbill

Video: Joy Huerta and Benjamin Velez Talk Composing Real Women Have Curves: The Musical | Playbill

See Who’s Starring in the New York Premiere of Between Two Knees | Playbill

This Month, the Imperial Theatre Turns 100 | Playbill

Jordan Fisher on the Human Connectivity Represented in Hadestown | Broadway Direct

Interview: A Leading Role in Harmony Is a Good Broadway Debut for Danny Kornfeld - TheaterMania.com

Former legendary nightclub Limelight in NYC is becoming an Off Broadway theater (timeout.com)

Singing the praises of the unsung heroes | John Moore | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

Meow Wolf, CBCA and RiNo announce honorees | Arts news | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

25 years later, there is still work to be done | John Moore | Arts & Entertainment | denvergazette.com

Indhu Rubasingham’s National Theatre in-tray: lure megastars, deal with crises and define an era | National Theatre | The Guardian

This Much I Know review – an invigorating theatrical brainteaser | Theatre | The Guardian

From Joe Egg to Noises Off, Michael Blakemore was a superb craftsman of theatre | Theatre | The Guardian

Macbeth review – David Tennant thrills in this high-concept production | Macbeth | The Guardian

London's National Theatre Launches Black Plays Archive | Playbill